Cliff House has gone through five major constructions and reconstructions since its beginning in 1858. That year. Samuel Brannan, a prosperous man from Maine, bought for $ 1,500 the lumber from a ship that wrecked on the cliffs below. With this material he built the first Cliff House. The second Cliff House was built for Captain Junius G. Foster, but as it was a long difficult trip from the city, the house hosted mostly horseback riders, small game hunters or picnickers on day outings. With the opening of a toll road a year later, the Cliff House became successful with the Carriage trade for Sunday travel. On weekends, there was little room at the Cliff House for horses and carriages. Soon, omnibus railways and streetcar lines made it to near Lone Mountain where passengers transferred to stagecoach lines to the beach. The growth of Golden Gate Park attracted beach travelers in search of meals and a look at the Sea Lions sunning themselves on Seal Rock, just off the cliffs to visit the area.In 1877, the toll road, now Geary Boulevard, was purchased by the City of San Francisco for around $ 25.000. In 1883, after a few years of downturn^ the Cliff House was bought by Adolph Sulro, a multimillionaire who made his fortune from mining. After a few years of quiet management by J. M. Wilkens, the Cliff House was severely damaged by an explosion of the ship, which destroyed the northern part of the house. Seven years later, on Christmas 1894 the repaired old building burned down.In 1896, Adolph Sutro built a new Cliff House, a seven-story Victorian style castle, called by some "the Gingerbread Palace."In the same year, work began on the famous Sutro Baths, which included six of the largest indoor swimming pools north of the restaurant that included a museum, a skating rink and other pleasure grounds. Great throngs of San Franciscans arrived on steam trains, bicycles, carts and horse wagons on Sunday excursions.The Cliff House and Sutro Baths survived the 1906 earthquake with little damage but burned to the ground on the evening of September 7, 1907. Rebuilding of the restaurant was completed within two years and, with additions and modern restorations9 is the one seen today.The building was acquired by the National Park Service in 1977 and it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The site overlooks the Seal Rock and the former site of the Sutro Baths. More than thirty ships have been pounded to pieces on the southern shore of the Golden Gate below Cliff House.The third Cliff House was eventually destroyed by ______.

If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition must be worthy of the sacrifices on ambition's behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it should be widely shared.and it especially must be highly regarded by such people as the educated, who are themselves admired. However it is the educated who have claimed to have given up ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps benefited most from ambition，though the ambition may be more that of their parents and grandparents than of their own.Certainly 9 people do not seem less interested in success now than formerly. In fact, the signs of success such as summer homes,European travel and BMWs have never ceased to be sought after. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams， as easily and openly as once they could Jest they be thought to be aggressive, materialistic or vulgar. Insteadtwhat has often confused us are those fine hypocritical spectacles：the critic of American materialism in possession of a Southampton summer home；the publisher of radical books who takes his meals every day in five-star restaurants；the journalist promoting participatory democracy in all phases of life,who sends his own children to expensive private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional,the motto is,“Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.”Ambition has been attacked from various angles；its public defenders are few and unimpressive, though they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse,a quality to be admired by the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean, however,that people are no longer ambition-driven，but only that,no longer openly honored9ambition has become something smartly concealed.According to the passage,in order to keep the vitality of the tradition of ambition the successful people themselves must ______.

If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition must be worthy of the sacrifices on ambition's behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it should be widely shared.and it especially must be highly regarded by such people as the educated, who are themselves admired. However it is the educated who have claimed to have given up ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps benefited most from ambition，though the ambition may be more that of their parents and grandparents than of their own.Certainly 9 people do not seem less interested in success now than formerly. In fact, the signs of success such as summer homes,European travel and BMWs have never ceased to be sought after. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams， as easily and openly as once they could Jest they be thought to be aggressive, materialistic or vulgar. Insteadtwhat has often confused us are those fine hypocritical spectacles：the critic of American materialism in possession of a Southampton summer home；the publisher of radical books who takes his meals every day in five-star restaurants；the journalist promoting participatory democracy in all phases of life,who sends his own children to expensive private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional,the motto is,“Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.”Ambition has been attacked from various angles；its public defenders are few and unimpressive, though they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse,a quality to be admired by the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean, however,that people are no longer ambition-driven，but only that,no longer openly honored9ambition has become something smartly concealed.Such items as summer homes,European travel and BMWs are listed to prove that ______.

If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition must be worthy of the sacrifices on ambition's behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it should be widely shared.and it especially must be highly regarded by such people as the educated, who are themselves admired. However it is the educated who have claimed to have given up ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps benefited most from ambition，though the ambition may be more that of their parents and grandparents than of their own.Certainly 9 people do not seem less interested in success now than formerly. In fact, the signs of success such as summer homes,European travel and BMWs have never ceased to be sought after. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams， as easily and openly as once they could Jest they be thought to be aggressive, materialistic or vulgar. Insteadtwhat has often confused us are those fine hypocritical spectacles：the critic of American materialism in possession of a Southampton summer home；the publisher of radical books who takes his meals every day in five-star restaurants；the journalist promoting participatory democracy in all phases of life,who sends his own children to expensive private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional,the motto is,“Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.”Ambition has been attacked from various angles；its public defenders are few and unimpressive, though they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse,a quality to be admired by the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean, however,that people are no longer ambition-driven，but only that,no longer openly honored9ambition has become something smartly concealed.People tend not to make their ambitions fully known ______.

If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition must be worthy of the sacrifices on ambition's behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it should be widely shared.and it especially must be highly regarded by such people as the educated, who are themselves admired. However it is the educated who have claimed to have given up ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps benefited most from ambition，though the ambition may be more that of their parents and grandparents than of their own.Certainly 9 people do not seem less interested in success now than formerly. In fact, the signs of success such as summer homes,European travel and BMWs have never ceased to be sought after. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams， as easily and openly as once they could Jest they be thought to be aggressive, materialistic or vulgar. Insteadtwhat has often confused us are those fine hypocritical spectacles：the critic of American materialism in possession of a Southampton summer home；the publisher of radical books who takes his meals every day in five-star restaurants；the journalist promoting participatory democracy in all phases of life,who sends his own children to expensive private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional,the motto is,“Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.”Ambition has been attacked from various angles；its public defenders are few and unimpressive, though they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse,a quality to be admired by the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean, however,that people are no longer ambition-driven，but only that,no longer openly honored9ambition has become something smartly concealed.The critic, the publisher and the journalist are mentioned in the 2nd paragraph to show that they are ______.

If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition must be worthy of the sacrifices on ambition's behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it should be widely shared.and it especially must be highly regarded by such people as the educated, who are themselves admired. However it is the educated who have claimed to have given up ambition as an ideal. What is odd is that they have perhaps benefited most from ambition，though the ambition may be more that of their parents and grandparents than of their own.Certainly 9 people do not seem less interested in success now than formerly. In fact, the signs of success such as summer homes,European travel and BMWs have never ceased to be sought after. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams， as easily and openly as once they could Jest they be thought to be aggressive, materialistic or vulgar. Insteadtwhat has often confused us are those fine hypocritical spectacles：the critic of American materialism in possession of a Southampton summer home；the publisher of radical books who takes his meals every day in five-star restaurants；the journalist promoting participatory democracy in all phases of life,who sends his own children to expensive private schools. For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional,the motto is,“Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.”Ambition has been attacked from various angles；its public defenders are few and unimpressive, though they are not extremely unattractive. As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse,a quality to be admired by the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States. This does not mean, however,that people are no longer ambition-driven，but only that,no longer openly honored9ambition has become something smartly concealed.The author's attitude towards ambition as all ideal is ______.

Long ago Tasmania was attached to the landmass now known as the Australian mainland. Over the ages the great landmass slowly shifted and split and the section we now know as Tasmania detached. As the last Ice Age ended the sea level increased, forming the stretch of water now called Bass Strait.We also know that aboriginal people have inhabited Tasmania for at least 20,000 years. The first known Europeans to visit the island included the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who called the Island "Van Dieman's Land" in honour of his patron. On that same voyage Tasman also made landfall in New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. In 1770 explorer James Cook claimed “the great south land” for Britain and three years later the French explorer du Fresne and his crew encountered aboriginals on the lasmanian coast in a skirmish several aboriginals were shot. In 1802 the British established a small penal and whaling colony on the Derwent River at Risdon Cove.There were two major reasons for the British to establish a base in Tasmania. They intended to use the island as a place to dump convicts, six months voyage away from the British Isles. They also wanted to protect their claim to the land»especially against their longterm enemy, the French, and to exclude other countries from the rich whaling and sealing ground around the islands.The stretch of water formed at the end of the last Ice Age is now called ______.

Long ago Tasmania was attached to the landmass now known as the Australian mainland. Over the ages the great landmass slowly shifted and split and the section we now know as Tasmania detached. As the last Ice Age ended the sea level increased, forming the stretch of water now called Bass Strait.We also know that aboriginal people have inhabited Tasmania for at least 20,000 years. The first known Europeans to visit the island included the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who called the Island "Van Dieman's Land" in honour of his patron. On that same voyage Tasman also made landfall in New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. In 1770 explorer James Cook claimed “the great south land” for Britain and three years later the French explorer du Fresne and his crew encountered aboriginals on the lasmanian coast in a skirmish several aboriginals were shot. In 1802 the British established a small penal and whaling colony on the Derwent River at Risdon Cove.There were two major reasons for the British to establish a base in Tasmania. They intended to use the island as a place to dump convicts, six months voyage away from the British Isles. They also wanted to protect their claim to the land»especially against their longterm enemy, the French, and to exclude other countries from the rich whaling and sealing ground around the islands.According to the passage,all the following Europeans explored Tasmania except ______.

Long ago Tasmania was attached to the landmass now known as the Australian mainland. Over the ages the great landmass slowly shifted and split and the section we now know as Tasmania detached. As the last Ice Age ended the sea level increased, forming the stretch of water now called Bass Strait.We also know that aboriginal people have inhabited Tasmania for at least 20,000 years. The first known Europeans to visit the island included the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who called the Island "Van Dieman's Land" in honour of his patron. On that same voyage Tasman also made landfall in New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. In 1770 explorer James Cook claimed “the great south land” for Britain and three years later the French explorer du Fresne and his crew encountered aboriginals on the lasmanian coast in a skirmish several aboriginals were shot. In 1802 the British established a small penal and whaling colony on the Derwent River at Risdon Cove.There were two major reasons for the British to establish a base in Tasmania. They intended to use the island as a place to dump convicts, six months voyage away from the British Isles. They also wanted to protect their claim to the land»especially against their longterm enemy, the French, and to exclude other countries from the rich whaling and sealing ground around the islands.When did explorer James Cook claim Tasmania for Britain?

Long ago Tasmania was attached to the landmass now known as the Australian mainland. Over the ages the great landmass slowly shifted and split and the section we now know as Tasmania detached. As the last Ice Age ended the sea level increased, forming the stretch of water now called Bass Strait.We also know that aboriginal people have inhabited Tasmania for at least 20,000 years. The first known Europeans to visit the island included the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who called the Island "Van Dieman's Land" in honour of his patron. On that same voyage Tasman also made landfall in New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. In 1770 explorer James Cook claimed “the great south land” for Britain and three years later the French explorer du Fresne and his crew encountered aboriginals on the lasmanian coast in a skirmish several aboriginals were shot. In 1802 the British established a small penal and whaling colony on the Derwent River at Risdon Cove.There were two major reasons for the British to establish a base in Tasmania. They intended to use the island as a place to dump convicts, six months voyage away from the British Isles. They also wanted to protect their claim to the land»especially against their longterm enemy, the French, and to exclude other countries from the rich whaling and sealing ground around the islands.How long did it take the exiled convicts to get to Tasmania from the British Isles by sea?